Safari 11-Day Chimps, Experiential & Bwindi Gorilla Trekking Uganda

Safari

11-Day Chimps, Experiential & Bwindi Gorilla Trekking

Uganda

Red colobus monkey

Chimpanzee

Baby mountain gorilla in the forest

Mountain gorilla in the forest

Mountain gorilla feeding in the forest

Vultures and kobs in front of the Ruwenzori Mountains

Late afternoon view of the bush

African elephant in the Ishasha sector

Forested volcanic crater on the crater track with Lake George in the background

Hybrid between the forest and savanna buffalo

Breeding herd of Ugandan kob in grassland

Weaver bird in nest

Aerial view of the stormy scenery

Buffalo drinking

Just before sunset

African elephant

The grueling 11 day tour will see you take in the major safari circuits with a good haul of primates like the chimpanzees and mountain gorillas and a wide range of fauna and flora in their diversity not forgetting the wonderful and hospitable people of Uganda.

Arrival location:

Entebbe

Departure Location:

Entebbe

Included in your experience:

Park fees (For non-residents)

Gorilla permits (One per person, non-resident)

Chimp permits (One per person, non-resident)

All activities (Unless labeled as optional)

All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)

A professional driver/guide

All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)

All Taxes/VAT

Roundtrip airport transfer

Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)

Not included in your experience:

International flights (From/to home)

Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour

Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)

Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)

Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees

Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)

None Available for this package

Day1 - 2

You will be picked up at Entebbe International Airport by our Driver/guide and then transfered to your hotel in Kampala. Forest Cottages vis the ideal place to relax as you prepare for the long and eventful safari ahead becaause the safari will involve some trekking and multiple game drives.

Forest Cottages | Budget hotel located in or near Kampala
Day2 - 3

Depart Kampala and head to Kibale Forest National Park with a lunch stopover at Andrew's Gardens. Later drive to Lake Nkuruba Nature Reserve that sits on a Crater rim. Kibale National Park is a national park in Western Uganda, protecting moist evergreen rain forest. It is 766 square kilometres in size and is located between 1,100 metres to 1,600 metres in elevation. Despite encompassing primarily moist evergreen forest, it contains a diverse array of landscapes.

Nkurubu Bandas | Budget banda located inside Lake Nkuruba NR
Day3 - 4

Breakfast and go to the park headquarters at 8:00am. Get the introduction from the park warden and join a group and begin your adventure to meet our closest relatives the “Chimpanzees”. You might come across some primates like Black and white Colobus, Grey cheeked Mangabeys, Birds, butterfly among others. Later return and proceed to have lunch. After lunch do a swamp walk at Bigodi Wetland Sanctuary.

Nkurubu Bandas | Budget banda located inside Lake Nkuruba NR
Day4 - 5

Transfer to Queen Elizabeth National Park via lake Katwe salt lake and experience how locals extract salt from water, then drive to Mweya peninsula for check in and lunch at UWA lower camp then boat cruise at 3:00pm of which this exercise takes two hours. Expected to come back at 5:00pm. Be driven to your hotel for overnight.

The Bush Lodge (Banda) | Mid-range lodge located just outside Queen Elizabeth NP
Day5 - 6

Morning experiential game drive from 06:30am to may be 9:30am all depends on the field condition. You will be expected to have a morning breakfast at lake bunyampaka in the wilderness. It is from here that you will be driving to Bwindi impenetrable National Park via Ishasha (Northern part of Queen Elizabeth National Park) continue for overnight in Buhoma (Ruhondeza).

Ruhondeza Lodge & Campsite | Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP
Day6 - 7

An early start as we head for the highlight of this tour. We shall head to Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park. It is the richest forest in Uganda in terms of number of plant species. Also home to half of the population of the critically endangered mountain Gorillas in the world and was gazetted in 1991. We shall do briefing at the Park headquarters and then beginning the trekking expedition. The beauty of the forest is breathtaking with the steeply forested landscapes. Tracking these incredible primates varies according to the their movement. Once sighted you will be allowed an hour with them. Bear in mind few people leave without being amazed by this gentle giants.

Ruhondeza Lodge & Campsite | Budget lodge located just outside Bwindi NP
Day7 - 8

Transfer to Lake Bunyonyi popularly known for being the second deepest lake in Africa after Lake Tanganyika with surface elevation of 1962m and max depth of 900m (2953ft) in Kabale town. Without forgetting its 29 islands among them there is punishment and leprosy islands that makes lake bunyonyi worthy not to miss while on such a tour in south western part Uganda.

Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort | Mid-range resort located in or near Lake Bunyonyi
Day8 - 9

Breakfast then do the activities on the lake which will involve canoeing, visit some islands like punishment, Mutebire and leprosy islands, there after the boat ride, you will be expected at the hotel for lunch and either resting till next day when you will be transferred to lake Mburo National Park. Over night the same Hotel.

Lake Bunyonyi Rock Resort | Mid-range resort located in or near Lake Bunyonyi
Day9 - 10

Drive to Lake Mburo National park through Mbarara town, then stopover at igongo cultural centre for lunch. Later continue to Rwakobo rock for overnight. Lake Mburo National Park is a compact gem, located conveniently close to the highway that connects Kampala to the parks of western Uganda.

Rwakobo Rock | Mid-range lodge located just outside Lake Mburo NP
Day10 - 11

Preferably do the Game walking since this park doesn’t have predators, this is done for you to get good pictures. And these are Zebras, errands, giraffes and impalas. We shall be expected to drive back to Kampala with a stopover at equator for lunch and pictures on the Equator crossing.

Forest Cottages | Budget hotel located in or near Kampala
Day11

Breakfast, and then City tour where we shall visit the following Berhigh temple African village for your last shopping then possibly, buying Ugandan roasted coffee beans as we continue to Entebbe Airport.

No accommodation